Google Workspace is one of the world’s most popular email platforms. Although it is more than adequate for basic email correspondence, Gmail does not come configured to meet HIPAA email security requirements. To use Google Workspace in a HIPAA-compliant manner, you need to use a third-party connector to secure your communications.
As security and privacy become more prominent in the news, you’re probably starting to hear the term end-to-end email encryption a lot. But what does it actually mean? You may have a rough idea that it protects your data, but many people are vague on the specifics. However, it’s the details of end-to-end encryption that […]
If you are allowing Mozilla FireFox or Thunderbird to remember passwords to web sites and/or email accounts in their Password Manager tool, you should know that these passwords are all stored in a plain text file (base64 encoded) on your computer’s disk drive. This file is accessible to anyone with administrative access to your computer. […]
While messaging apps may have become more popular over the last ten or so years, email remains an essential method of communication, particularly for businesses. Despite its widespread use, there are many security problems associated with regular email: Message Tampering False messages are a significant threat, particularly regarding business and legal issues. Imagine someone else […]
A question about HIPAA-compliant transactional email from Ask Erik: As a non-technical member of the founding team of a Health Care Startup I have a question about HIPAA-compliant email as we begin to send out lab test results to individuals and the health care providers we partner with: “Does one dedicated email address for results […]
